Sarah Borders

Principal, Benefits Compliance Solutions. Sarah has spent the last 15 years in the employee benefits industry, has numerous designations and serves on NAHU’s Employer Working Group Subcommittee and is an active board member of Austin AHU. She recently stepped down as Vice President of Benefits Compliance at one of the nation's largest brokerage firms to start her own compliance consulting practice. Her designations include an active license with the Texas Department of Insurance, CEBS (Certified Employee Benefits Specialist), Certified Health Care Reform Professional, HIPAA certification and Health Care Service Associate. She holds an MBA from Texas A&M Corpus Christi and a BA from University of Incarnate Word. Her consulting firm, Benefits Compliance Solutions, partners with employers to identify unknown risks and avoid hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines and lawsuits from failure to comply with their healthplan obligations.

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Sarah Borders
February 2, 2024 4 min read

ACA Reporting (6055 and 6056) Deadlines

Date: February 28, 2024 (paper filings) / April 1, 2024 (electronic filings) – The IRS ...

Sarah Borders
January 5, 2024 4 min read

End-of-Year Reminders for January 1 Plan Years

As 2023 has drawn to a close, we wanted to provide employers a list of some of the most ...

Sarah Borders
January 5, 2024 2 min read

Departments Release FAQ on ACA Requirement to Provide Non-English Language Notices

The Departments issued FAQ guidance related to the 2023 Culturally and Linguistically ...

Sarah Borders
December 6, 2023 1 min read

HHS Releases 2025 Proposed Benefit & Payment Parameters

HHS has announced the maximum annual cost-sharing limits for the 2025 benefit year for ...

Sarah Borders
November 20, 2023 4 min read

Most Employers Must File ACA Forms Electronically, Can No Longer File Paper Forms

In March 2023, new IRS rules required that all applicable large employers (ALEs) and most ...

Sarah Borders
November 1, 2023 2 min read

PCORI Fee Amount Adjusted for 2024

The IRS has issued IRS Notice 2023-70 to increase the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research ...

Sarah Borders
November 1, 2023 3 min read

Final 1095/1094-B & C Forms for 2023 Issued

The IRS issued final forms and instructions related to ACA reporting requirements for ...

Sarah Borders
October 2, 2023 2 min read

Draft 1095/1094-B & C Forms for 2023 Issued

The IRS issued draft instructions related to ACA reporting requirements for 2023 (2023 ...

Sarah Borders
September 5, 2023 2 min read

Hot Topic: Can a Dependent Care Election be made in Anticipation of the Birth of a Child?

Employees may generally participate in a dependent care assistance program through salary ...

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